Food retailers, like almost everyone else, were caught off guard by the severity of last year's downturn. Nevertheless, they outperformed almost every other type of retailer and entered 2009 with a more realistic view of where this economy is...
Just weeks after Salmonella Typhimurium was first linked to products that contain peanut butter produced by Peanut Corp. of America, the outbreak strain is already believed to have been deadlier than the 1993 Jack in the Box E. coli, the 2006...
Marketers tend to be optimistic folks who are ready for a good challenge. They’re usually confident about swaying shoppers toward their products and campaigns...
In the current economic crisis, food retailers have two advantages. The first is the obvious one that people always have to eat, and in a recession they will favor the lowest-cost source of food, which is the supermarket...
Like many fledgling initiatives, sustainability in the retail industry has evolved in a somewhat erratic pattern. Projects emerge around the world in fits and starts. Some experiments move quickly from early adoption to mainstream use, while...
Barack Obama will be sworn in as our nation's 44th president this week, and by any account, he's got his work cut out for him with regard to the flagging U.S. economy. Obama has frequently said that government investment in “green collar jobs” —...
Industry veterans attending last week's Food Marketing Institute Midwinter Executive Conference in Orlando would be excused if they failed to recognize two associations they have long known...
Think of SN's annual Top 75 List of retailers and wholesalers as a snapshot that marks where the industry has traveled over the past year. This time the picture tells a story of how this most challenging of economies helped boost sales for some...
Supermarkets have crafted a host of clever promotions and merchandising devices to accommodate budget-stressed shoppers, from cents off at the gas pump to expanded private-label programs...
